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No. 44 ,172. Patented Feb. 10, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIQE.

GEORGE IV. COONSE AND OTTO E. HARRIS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

VVEHICLE.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,172, datedFebruary 10, 1891.

Application filed March 10, 1890. Serial No. 343,238. (No model.)

. To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. COONSE, of Indianapolis, county ofMarion, and State of Indiana, and OTTO E. HARRIS, of the same place,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Springs;and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, inwhich like figures refer to like parts.

Our invention relates to the construction of Vehicle-springs, and ismore particularly intended for use upon road-carts, and will beunderstood from the following description.

The drawing represents a rear end view of a road-cart, the wheels beingremoved, showing the manner inwhich our device is constructed andapplied.

In detail, 1 is the axle; 2, the shafts; 8, the seat; 7, the upper partof the body-spring pivotally connected beneath the seat, 6 being thelower part of the body-spring, its ends pivoted to the upper ends ofarms 4, which are pivoted at 5 to hangers 3, bolted to the axle.

11 are coiled springs set between the lower ends of the arms at and thefree ends of the hangers 3, and secured in any suitable manner so thatthey will not drop out, and adapted to be compressed between the endbearings by a load upon the seat 8. Thus when the body-spring iscompressed bysuch aload the ends of its lower part 6 are forced outward,carrying with them the upper ends of the arms 4. These arms moving upontheir pivots 5,

their lower ends are carried inward, compressing the coiled'springs 11.In such case, therefore, the tension of the coiled springs is exerted toease up that of the body-spring and tends to prevent its fracture ordisplace ment under any abrupt strain or pressure.

Vhat we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-is the following:

1. In a vehicle, a main spring connected to the seat or body above andbelow to the upper ends of arms pivoted to hangers supported upon theaxle, and a coiled spring connected to the lower ends of such pivotedarms and also to the lower end of the hanger, whereby the latter iscompressed by the load of the main spring, all combined substantially asshown and described.

2. In a road-cart or other vehicle, a main spring connected to the seator body above and below to the upper endsof arms pivoted to hangerssupported upon the axle, and coiled springs connected to the lower endsof such pivoted arms and also to the upper end of the hanger, wherebysuch spring is adapted to be compressed by the load of the main spring,all combined substantially as shown and described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 5th day of March,1890.

GEORGE IV. COONSE. OTTO E. HARRIS.

Vitnesses:

O. P. JACOBS, E. B. GRIFFITH.

